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- 21 Jun 2018
- Blog Post
Living in a Dorm at HBS
I wanted to live on campus in a dorm for a couple of reasons. It was cheaper than an apartment but still on campus, and the lease is only for 9 months. Since I already knew I wouldn’t be applying for jobs in Boston, I didn’t want to deal...
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- 11 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?
success could also influence people’s perceptions of workers in various jobs, particularly low-wage positions, the researchers say. “This overemphasis on effort could lead people to believe that workers in low-wage jobs are not deserving...
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- 05 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 5, 2010
Working PapersTowards an Understanding of the Role of Standard Setters in Standard Setting Authors:Abigail Allen and Karthik Ramanna Abstract We investigate the idiosyncratic influence of standard setters in standard setting. In particular, we examine how FASB...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Jun 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Elections and Discretionary Accruals: Evidence from 2004
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by Karthik Ramanna & Sugata Roychowdhury
- March 8, 2022
- Article
Women Can’t Go Back to the Pre-Pandemic Status Quo
By: Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg
Survey data collected in 2018 and 2019 from Harvard Business School graduates revealed that for women—and especially women of color—well-being at work was suffering long before the pandemic. While 17% of all respondents said that they often or very often experienced...
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Ammerman, Colleen, and Boris Groysberg. "Women Can’t Go Back to the Pre-Pandemic Status Quo." Harvard Business Review (website) (March 8, 2022).
- May 2019
- Article
A Counterfeit Competence: After Threat, Cheating Boosts One's Self-Image
By: S. Wiley Wakeman, Celia Moore and F. Gino
In six studies, we show that after experiencing a threat to their abilities, individuals who misrepresent their performance as better than it actually is boost their feelings of competence. We situate these findings in the literature on self-protection. We show that...
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Cheating;
Self-perception;
Self-protection;
Competency and Skills;
Identity;
Perception;
Performance
Wakeman, S. Wiley, Celia Moore, and F. Gino. "A Counterfeit Competence: After Threat, Cheating Boosts One's Self-Image." Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 82 (May 2019): 253–265.
- March 2014 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Prodigy Network: Democratizing Real Estate Design and Financing
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Katja Hutter and Greta Friar
This case follows Rodrigo Nino, founder and CEO of commercial real estate development company Prodigy Network, as he develops an equity-based crowdfunding model for small investors to access commercial real estate in Colombia, then tries out the model in the U.S. U.S....
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Innovation;
Real Estate;
Crowdfunding;
Crowdsourcing;
Digital Innovation;
Commercial Real Estate;
Online Platforms;
Disruption;
Transformation;
Design;
Assets;
Equity;
Disruptive Innovation;
Innovation Strategy;
Internet and the Web;
Digital Platforms;
Real Estate Industry;
Latin America;
New York (state, US);
United States
Lakhani, Karim R., Katja Hutter, and Greta Friar. "Prodigy Network: Democratizing Real Estate Design and Financing." Harvard Business School Case 614-064, March 2014. (Revised January 2015.)
- December 2011 (Revised May 2014)
- Case
ReSource Pro
By: Lynda M. Applegate, William R. Kerr, Elisabeth Koll and David Lane
Matt Bruno, founder and general manager of ReSource Pro, left his job working for a New York City-based insurance program shortly after the World Trade Center bombing and arrived in China. Initially he planned to teach English, but soon the entrepreneurial spirit of...
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Geographic Location;
Talent and Talent Management;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Insurance Industry;
Service Industry;
China
Applegate, Lynda M., William R. Kerr, Elisabeth Koll, and David Lane. "ReSource Pro." Harvard Business School Case 812-031, December 2011. (Revised May 2014.)
- August 2009
- Supplement
The TSMC Way: Meeting Customer Needs at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (CW)
By: Willy C. Shih
When L.C. Tu receives an emergency order, he is confronted with a range of production scheduling choices, each of which has unique costs and trade-offs. The case was designed to help students understand job-shop style production and the impact of disruptions and...
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- 30 Jan 2015
- News
Why we tell strangers our secrets
- 06 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Cut Salaries or Cut People? The Best Way to Survive a Downturn
eugeniek Companies looking to shed costs in an economic downturn rarely cut compensation—typically, they slash jobs instead. New research confirms the wisdom of that decision. The study concludes that when a company cuts employee pay the...
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by Rachel Layne
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
positions for every job seeker, resulting in significant labor shortages in sectors ranging from business services to manufacturing. Gen Zers, meanwhile, will comprise approximately one-third of the workforce by 2025. And they are...
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- 24 Oct 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?
to get your foot in the door. (c) 2018 Julia B. Austin Leadership One thing often overlooked when considering a new job is the leadership of your prospective company. Serial entrepreneurs will have a very different approach than someone...
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by Julia B. Austin
- Web
Research - Managing the Future of Work
04 May 2022 Podcast Managing the Future of Work Can Handshake’s endless college job fair democratize employment? Joe Fuller 03 May 2022 Research & Ideas Working Knowledge Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First...
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Leverage LinkedIn - Alumni
required) Learn how to optimize your LinkedIn profile with the knowledge of how recruiters actually utilize the platform. LinkedIn for Job Searching (login required) Leverage LinkedIn for both job hunting...
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- 08 Mar 2022
- Cold Call Podcast
France Telecom: Corporate Restructuring and Employee Well-Being
- Research Summary
Relational Motivation & Need Expectations
My current research in this area explores the ways in which the nature of relational interactions at work facilitate, or supress, important individual and organizational outcomes such as motivation, engagement and personal well-being. Much of my work in this...
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"I Read Playboy for the Articles": Justifying and Rationalizing Questionable Preferences
When people behave in ways that might appear selfish, prejudiced or perverted, they engage a host of strategies designed to justify questionable behavior with rational excuses: “I hired my son because he’s more qualified.” “I promoted Ashley...
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- 08 Dec 2022
- HBS Case
The War in Ukraine and Nestlé’s Moral Dilemma: Stay or Leave Russia?
unprovoked aggression toward its neighbor, and apart from paying corporate taxes, it was hard to say the company was complicit in the war effort. And arguably, it was providing stable jobs and lifesaving foods for innocent people. It also...
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Hiring Process - Employment
have different practices. Search Job Openings Our Application system, ASPIRE , allows you to search positions on a variety of criteria. You can also set up search agents to alert you when a position matching your skill set becomes...
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